BRITISH MEDIA GUIDE - 2013

Table of Contents: ../2

Introduction ../3

2011 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (Antwerp, BEL) Dates, Competition venue, Contacts ../4 Media Accreditation ../4 Media Contacts ../4 Media Updates ../5 Interview Requests ../5 Competition Schedule ../6

GBR Gymnast Profiles ../7 Men …/7 Women ../11

The Ascent to Glory - A decade of (1999-2013) ../14

The British World Medal Tally ../14 Best Individual achievements ../16 Best Team achievements men & women ../16 The London 2012 – GB Team Results ../16

History – FIG and the World Championships ../17

Artistic Gymnastics – apparatus, scoring and judging ../20

Results major events 2011-2013 ../25 2011 World Championships Tokyo (JPN) ../25 2012 Olympic Games London (GBR) ../30 2013 European Championships Moscow (RUS) ../35

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Introduction:

British Gymnastics is pleased to present its 2013 Media Guide – Artistic Gymnastics which has been compiled to assist the press and media in covering the performances of British gymnasts at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Anwerp (BEL).

Any comments, suggestions or feedback on this guide can be provided to:

Vera Atkinson Media Specialist British Gymnastics E: [email protected]

Antwerp 2013 – The first World Championships in the new Olympic Cycle

110 years after the first ever World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, this most prestigious event returns home to the Antwerp Sports Palace, 30 September - 6 October 2013.

These World Championships are the first following the Olympic Games in London in 2012. By tradition, this format of Championships shows the refreshed picture of the sport with the new international Code of Points being introduced and a generation of new stars emerging. No doubt, there will be new names and new trends to remember from Antwerp.

The 44th World Championships are individual only; there will be no team event. Each Federation may enter a maximum of 6 male and 4 female gymnasts, but no more than 3 gymnasts may compete per apparatus.

The drawing of lots shows that the British men will compete in subdivision 2, 3 and 4 with the girls in subdivisions 2 and 4.

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2013 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Antwerp (BEL)

Event Dates:

The event will be held between 30th September and 6th October 2013.

Competition venue:

The Antwerp's Sports Palace Schijnpoortweg 119, 2170 Merksem

Contacts:

Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) tel: +41 21 321 55 10 fax: +41 21 321 55 19 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.fig-gymnastics.com

Local Organising Committee (LOC) Federation Royale Belge de Gymnastique tel: +32 9 243 12 00 fax: +32 9 243 12 29 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://antwerpgymnastics2013.com/en

Media Accreditation

Journalists and photographers can request their accreditation for the World Championships Artistic Gymnastics 2013. Accreditations will be provided to professional journalists, holders of a recognized press card and to the designated representatives of federations. To register journalists and photographers are kindly requested to visit the FIG/UEG media website at www.fedintgym.com/mediamanager/

Media Contacts:

All media requests are to be directed to British Gymnastics Media in Antwerp (BEL):

Tim Peake: M: 07825980335 E: [email protected] Twitter - @bgmediateam

Olivia Howard: M: 07890527333 E: [email protected] Twitter - @bgmediateam

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Media updates:

Previews, reviews, quotes and results will be distributed to media outlets at regular intervals throughout the World Championships.

If you currently do not receive media releases from British Gymnastics Media and wish to subscribe to the distribution list, please send an email to [email protected]

The British Gymnastics Twitter @bgmediateam will provide quick hits from the event supported through updates on the British Gymnastics Facebook page.

For further information regarding gymnastics and the World Championships, please visit the following websites:

British Gymnastics: W: www.british-gymnastics.org International Gymnastics Federation (FIG): W: www.fig-gymnastics.com Event Web Site: W: http://www.antwerpgymnastics2013.com

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Competition Schedule:

Monday 30 September 2013, Qualification men Subdivision 1: 10:00 - 12:30 Subdivision 2: 14:00 - 16:30 (GBR) Subdivision 3: 18:00 - 20:30 (GBR)

Tuesday 1 October 2013, Qualification men and women Subdivision 4: 10:00 - 12:30 (GBR) Subdivision 1: 14:00 - 16:00 Subdivision 2: 16:30 - 18:30 (GBR)

Wednesday 2 October 2013, Qualification women Subdivision 3: 13:30 - 15:30 Subdivision 4: 16:00 - 18:00 (GBR) Subdivision 5: 18:30 - 20:30

Thursday 3 October 2013: All-Around Final Men - 24 best gymnasts Final: 20:00 - 22:30

Friday 4 October 2013: All-Around Final Women - 24 best gymnasts Final: 20:00 - 21:45

Saturday 5 October 2013: Apparatus Finals - 8 best gymnasts per apparatus MAG : 14:30 - 14:55 WAG : 14:55 - 15:25 Medal Ceremony: 15:25 - 15:45 MAG : 15:45 - 16:10 WAG : 16:10 - 16:35 MAG : 16:35 - 17:00 Medal Ceremony: 17:00 - 17:30

Sunday 6 October 2013: Apparatus Finals - 8 best gymnasts per apparatus MAG Vault: 14:30 - 14:55 WAG : 14:55 - 15:25 Medal Ceremony: 15:25 - 15:45 MAG : 15:45 - 16:10 WAG Floor: 16:10 - 16:40 MAG : 16:40 - 17:05 Medal Ceremony: 17:05 - 17:35

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Gymnast Profiles

Forename: Daniel Middle name(s): Ryan Surname: Keatings Date of Birth: 4-Jan-1990 Place of Birth: Corby Hometown: Corby Club: Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club Coach: Paul Hall

Profile: At the 2010 European championships Daniel won Britain’s first ever gold medal at a major championships by taking the pommel horse title. In 2009 he also won a silver medal in the all-around competition at the World Championships - the first ever World all-around medal for GB. Following a lengthy recovery from injury, he returned in style claiming his second European pommel horse title at the championships in Moscow in April 2013.

Best results: 2007 European Championships, pommel horse silver 2007 World Cup, pommel horse silver 2007 World Championships pommel horse finalist 2008 British all-around champion 2008 European all-around Junior champion, team champion and champion on pommels & parallel bars 2008 Moscow World Cup event, gold 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 20th all-around 2009 European Championships, Milan, all-around silver 2009 World Championships all-around silver 2010 European Championships pommel gold, team silver 2011 British Championships silver 2013 European champion on pommel horse, Moscow (RUS) 2010 Junior European Championships- all-around and high bar gold, team gold 2010 Youth Olympics- high bar gold, pommels silver 2010 Senior World Championship reserve 2011 Senior World Cup debut - Cottbus (high bar final) 2011 European Championships - high bar 4th 2012 Olympic team bronze medalist 2013 English Championships bronze all-around 2013 British Championships all-around 4th 2013 European Championships high bar silver

Forename: Sam Middle name(s): Josh Surname: Oldham Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1993 Place of Birth: Nottingham Hometown: Nottingham Club: Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics club Coach: Sergei Sizhanov

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Profile: Sam holds the Youth Olympic high bar title and was the junior European all-around champion in 2010 as well as high bar champion. At senior level he took 4th place in the high bar final at the 2011 European Championships. After injury he took high bar gold and all-around silver at the 2012 British Championship going on to claim Olympic team bronze in London. He took the high bar silver at the 2013 European Championships.

Best results: 2008 Junior European Championships, () – all-around 7th, Team gold 2009 EYOF team gold, parallel bars gold, pommels gold

Forename: Daniel Middle name(s): Scott Surname: Purvis Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1990 Place of Birth: Liverpool Hometown: Southport Club: Southport YMCA Coach: Andrei Popov and Jeff Brookes

Profile: Dan was part of the British Junior European team in Lausanne 2008 who won the first team title for the country adding to this his silver medal in the all-around. He continued to progress at senior level and in 2010 he won World and European bronze medals on floor. He is a three time all-around British champion. Dan played an important part of the British senior team victory at the 2012 European Championships in Montpellier (FRA). He was also part of the British team who won an historic bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London.

Best results: 2006 Junior Euros, Greece, team 4th, p. bar final 2008 Junior Euros, Lausanne, team gold, all-around silver 2009 Worlds, London, floor and rings finals 2010 Senior Euros, Birmingham, floor bronze, team silver 2010 Worlds, Rotterdam, floor bronze, all-around 5th 2010 Stuttgart World Cup, floor silver, all-around gold 2010 British Senior all-around champion 2011 World Cup champion all-around 2011 British all-around champion 2012 European championships Montpellier (FRA)- team gold 2012 Olympic Games London- team bronze medal 2012 Stuttgart World Cup silver 2012 Glasgow World Cup all-around bronze 2013 English Championships silver all-around (as guest) 2013 British Championships all-around silver 2013 Tokyo World Cup bronze

Forename: Kristian Middle name(s): James Surname: Thomas Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1989 Place of Birth: Wolverhampton Hometown: Wolverhampton Club: Earls Coach: Andrei Popov. And Michelle Baker

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Profile: Kristian rose to prominence in 2008 when he was crowned senior British champion. He followed this up with a superb performance at the 2009 World Championships in London where he came 6th in the all-around. In 2012 he helped the British team to Olympic bronze. Kristian is known for his consistently in high level performance.

Best results: 2006 , team 3rd 2007 Glasgow Grand Prix, floor final 3rd 2007 Stuttgart Grand Prix, floor and vault final 7th 2007 British U18 all- around champion 2007 Youth Olympics, team 3rd, floor and vault final 2nd 2008 British Senior all-around champion 2008 Glasgow Grand Prix, floor final 8th, bar final 4th 2008 Stuttgart Grand Prix, floor final 2nd 2008 Team Europeans, floor final 8th 2008 Blume Memorial Grand Prix, floor final 4th 2009 Glasgow, 2nd floor 2009 Worlds, London 6th all-around 2010 Euros Birmingham, floor final, team 2nd 2010 Worlds team 2011 English Champion 2011 European Championships 11th all-around, 4th floor 2011 British Championships bronze in the all-around 2012 European Championships Montpellier- team gold, FX 5th, VT 8th 2012 Olympic Games London- team bronze 2012 Stuttgart World Cup 7th 2012 Glasgow World Cup all-around 7th 2013 American World Cup all-around 5th

Forename: Ashley Middle name(s): Robert Mark Surname: Watson Date of Birth: 4-Aug-1992 Place of Birth: Leeds Hometown: Leeds Club: City Of Leeds Gym Club Coach: Dr Christopher Low

Profile: Ashley has long been a member of the British Squad and was an extremely successful junior, back in 2009 taking the Australian Youth Olympic title. Returning from injuries in 2013 he took 5 medals across the 2013 English and British Championships and was selected to represent GBR at the European Championships where he reached the high bar final (8th place).

Best results: 2009 AYOF - all around and team gold 2013 English Championships p bar champion and pommel bronze 2013 British Championships all-around bronze, p bars silver and high bar bronze 2013 European Championship high bar final

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Forename: Max Surname: Whitlock Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1993 Place of Birth: Hemel Hempstead Hometown: Hemel Hempstead Club: South Essex Coach: Scott Hann

Profile: Less than a year after his senior world championships debut in Tokyo 2011, Max became European team champion in Montpellier (FRA) and Olympic team and pommels bronze medallist in London. In 2013, in Moscow he claimed his first senior European title, on floor, complimented by silver in the all-around and bronze on pommels. He is the current British and English all-around champion.

Best results: 2010 Junior Europeans: Team gold, all-around silver, floor and pommel- gold medal. : Team - silver medal, high bar bronze, pommel silver 2011 British ‚Masters‛ vault silver 2012 European Championships Montpellier (FRA)- team gold, 6th pommels 2012 Olympic Games team bronze 2012 Olympic Games pommel horse bronze 2013 English all-around champion 2013 British all-around and floor champion 2013 European Championships all-around silver, floor gold and pommel bronze medal winner

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Forename: Rebecca Middle name(s): Lauren Surname: Downie Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1992 Place of Birth: Nottingham Hometown: Nottingham Club: Notts School of Gymnastics Coach: Claire Starkey

Profile: Becky has been the British senior women’s all-around champion two times and is particularly strong on beam and bars. She competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and finished in a British record 12th place in the all-around. In 2013 she was crowned English and British bars champion.

Best results: British all-around champion 2008 and 2009 , team silver 2006 Commonwealth Games, beam bronze 2007 World Championships, team 7th 2008 Cottbus World Cup, bars silver 2008 Beijing Olympics, 12th all-around 2009 American Cup, all-around 4th 2009 Glasgow Grand Prix, bars silver 2010 European Championships, team silver 2010 World Championships, team 7th 2011 World Championships, team 5th 2012 British Championships beam silver 2013 English bars champion 2013 British bars champion 2013 European Championships bars final

Forename: Ruby Middle name(s): Esther Surname: Harrold Date of Birth: 4- June- 1996 Place of Birth: Stevenage Hometown: Bristol Club: The Academy Coach: Liz Kincaid, Nia Edwards

Profile: Ruby is known for her complex bar work and strong vaulting. She represented Great Britain at the 2010 Junior European Championships and went on to represent the country again at the 2012 senior Europeans where she helped the team to 4th place and made the bars final. At the 2013 European Championships Ruby made the all-around, bars and beam finals.

Best results: 2010 Junior European Team member 2010 Junior British all-around 4th 2010 Junior British vault champion 2009 and 2010 English vault champion 2011 Junior British bars silver medallist 2012 European Championships bars final and team 4th 2013 Senior British Championships 4th all-around, bars silver

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2013 Doha World Cup bars silver 2013 European Championships all-around, bars and beam final 2012 European championships Brussels (BEL), bronze on floor and beam 2012 Olympic Games London- team 6th, ind. all-around 24 2013 English all-around champion 2013 British Championships beam silver

Forename: Rebecca Middle name(s): Naomi Surname: Tunney Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1996 Place of Birth: Ashton-under-Lyne Hometown: Liverpool Club: City of Liverpool Coach: Claire Hynd

Profile: Rebecca made her senior debut at the London Prepares Olympic test event in January 2012. At the 2012 European Championships she made the floor final and followed up by becoming the senior all-around British Champion. She was selected to represent Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games and was the youngest member of the entire GB squad at just 15 years old. Rebecca placed 13th in the all-around final.

Best results: 2011 British junior champion 2012 02 test event 6th in bar final 2012 European Championship team 4th and floor final 2012 British team championships 1st all-around 2012 GBR v FIN v ESP international 1st all-around 2012 British senior champion 2012 Olympic Games all-around 13th 2012 Stuttgart World Cup all-around 6th 2012 Glasgow World Cup all-around 5th

Forename: Hannah Middle name(s): Kate Surname: Whelan Date of Birth: 1-Jul-1992 Place of Birth: Singapore Hometown: Stockport Club: City of Liverpool Coach: Claire Hynd

Profile: Hannah is a double British all-around champion (2010/2011) and European bronze medallist on floor and beam in Brussels (BEL) in 2012. She was the youngest member of the British team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and also took part in the London 2012 Olympic Games. In 2013 she was crowned all- around English champion.

Best results: 2008 Senior British Championships, bronze all-around, beam champion, floor silver 2008 Olympic Games Beijing (CHN), team 9th 2009 European Championships Milan (ITA), 17th all-around 2009 Senior British Championships, 5th all-around, beam silver 2010 Porto World Cup (POR), floor bronze 2010 British all-around champion, beam silver, bars and floor bronze

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2010 World Championships Rotterdam (NED), team 7th, individual all-around 16th 2010 Glasgow Grand Prix (World Cup), beam silver 2011 European Championships all-around 13th; beam 8th 2011 British all-around champion, bars and beam silver

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The Ascent to Glory of British Gymnastics (1999-2013)

1999 - World Championships Tianjin (CHN) - the British women qualify a full team for the Olympic Games in Sydney (team - 11th place).

2000 - Sydney Olympic Games - GB Women's team finishes in 10th place.

2001 - GB Women’s team finishes 9th in the World Championships in Ghent (BEL), the highest position so far.

2002 - Team GB takes on the European stage in Patras (GRE). - Beth Tweddle wins the first European medal for British women with a bronze on uneven bars. - Mark Freeman becomes the first British Junior European Champion on rings. - Kanukai Jackson wins his first senior european medal (bronze on vault), 12 years after Neil Thomas (bronze on vault in Lausanne (SUI), 1990)

2003 - Beth Tweddle wins the first World Championship medal for British women by claiming bronze on uneven bars in Anaheim (USA). - The GB Women’s team finishes in 9th place and qualify a full team for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

2004 - Beth Tweddle continues building on her star status with a silver medal on uneven bars at the European Championships in Amsterdam (NED). By the end of the year she adds a bronze on floor at the World Cup Final in Birmingham (UK). - Rhian Pugh becomes the first British women's european junior champion (uneven bars) and is matched by who becomes european junior champion on pommels, in Ljubljana (SLO). - At the Athens Olympic Games Beth Tweddle misses the uneven bars final by 0.025 and finishes 9th and 19th all-around, just ahead of Kathy Lennon- in 21st place.

2005 - Beth Tweddle adds a bronze on uneven bars and 4th all-around place at the World Championships in Melbourne (AUS). In total British gymnasts reach five Finals: - Beth Tweddle - 3rd on uneven bars and 4th AA; Imogen Cairns - 8th vault; Shavahn Church - 20th AA; - 21st AA.

2006 - First World title for Britain in Aarhus (DEN)! Beth Tweddle marks the start of a new era for British Gymnastics winning every available title on uneven bars: starting at the European Championships in Volos (GRE), through to the World Championship in Aarhus (DEN) and culminating in the World Cup Final in Sao Paolo (BRA).

2007 - British Men’s time: - Louis Smith wins the world pommel horse bronze medal in Stuttgart (GER), where the GB team finishes in 15th place and wins two Olympic visas for Beijing 2008. - Daniel Keatings is european pommel horse silver medallist in Amsterdam (NED) and finalist at the World Championships in Stuttgart (GER) - 7th place. - Beth Tweddle wins yet another European medal - silver on floor. She competes in three World Championships Finals in Stuttgart: floor (7th), uneven bars (4th) and all-around (11th).

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- The GB women’s team celebrate a record 7th place in and qualify a full team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (CHN). - Marissa King is a vault finalist at the European Championships and wins bronze on vault at the ‘Good Luck Beijing’ event in the end of the year.

2008 - Beth Tweddle wins silver on floor at the European Championships in Clermont Ferrand (FRA). - GB junior men’s team claimes a clean sweep at the Europeans in Lausanne (Switzerland): Team title, overall title of Daniel Keatings (also european junior champion on pommel horse and parallel bars), while takes the silver medal in the all-around.

2008 - Olympic Games in Beijing: - 100 years after Walter Tysall (silver medallist in London 1908) Louis Smith wins an Olympic medal for GBR (bronze on pommels). Beth Tweddle finishes 4th on uneven bars; Becky Downie claims 12th place in the all-around and the GB women’s team finish in 9th place. Daniel Keatings (18) is the youngest all-around finalist and takes 20th position.

2009 - Yet another ‚first ever‛ by Beth Tweddle by claiming two European titles (uneven bars and floor) at the Championships in Milan (ITA). Daniel Keatings claims a European silver medal in the all-around and a bronze on the pommel horse, where Louis Smith wins the silver. - At the World Championships in London (October), Beth Tweddle wins her second world title; this time on floor, while Daniel Keatings achieves a new record for the British men - the first ever all-around medal for GB - silver.

2010 - Another incredible year for British Gymnastics! European Championships in Birmingham (UK) – both the men’s and women’s teams win silver medals! Daniel Keatings - champion on pommels, followed by Louis Smith - silver. Daniel Purvis hits his first European senior medal with a bronze on floor. The British Juniors win the team title for the second time (after Lausanne 2008), as steals the gold in the all-around and high bar and wins gold on floor and pommels. Beth Tweddle - doubles her gold medals on floor and bars, while the women’s team finishes with silver, behind Russia. - Commonwealth Games in Delhi (India): Luke Follwell - all-around and vault champion; Imogen Cairns - gold medallist on vault and floor. - First Olympic Youth Games in Singapore: Sam Oldham - champion on high bar. - World Championships in Rotterdam (Netherlands): A full set of medals travels back to Britain- Beth Tweddle - third world title (her second in the uneven bars); Louis Smith - silver on pommels; Daniel Purvis - bronze on floor. Both the men’s and the women’s teams reach the finals and take 7th position.

2011 - European Championships Berlin (Germany): Beth Tweddle and Daniel Purvis excel again! Beth wins the title on uneven bars and Purvis - the bronze on floor, while in his senior debut Sam Oldham finishes only a step from the podium - 4th on high bar. - World Champiosnhips Tokyo (JPN): The GB women qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games finishing in 8th team position, while the GB men fail (10th in Tokyo). However, only three months later, they become the triumphant winners at the Test event in London (January 2012) and win the right to compete in the Olympic Games in August 2012 with a full team, something that has not happened since Barcelona 1992!

2012 - Olympic Games London (GBR): The dream has come true! One silver and three bronze Olympic medals for GB in a trully unforgettable Games. Louis Smith, Beth Tweddle, Max Whitlock, Sam Oldham, and Dan Purvis become darlings of the nation and raise the image of the sport in the country to new heights.

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2013 - European Championships Moscow: the name of the latest British gymnastics hero is Max Whithlock – silver medallist in the all-around; european champion on floor and bronze medallist on pommels. comes back after recovering from injury – gold medallist on pommels.

The British World Medal Tally

Individual: 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze medals 1993 Birmingham (GBR) Neil Thomas Silver Floor 1994 Brisbane (AUS) Neil Thomas Silver Floor 2003 Anaheim (USA) Beth Tweddle Bronze Uneven bars 2006 Aarhus (DEN) Beth Tweddle Gold Uneven bars 2007 Stuttgart (GER) Louis Smith Bronze Pommels 2009 London (GBR) Daniel Keatings Silver All-Round 2009 London (GBR) Beth Tweddle Gold Floor 2010 Rotterdam (NED) Beth Tweddle Gold Uneven bars 2010 Rotterdam (NED) Louis Smith Silver Pommels 2010 Rotterdam (NED) Daniel Purvis Bronze Floor 2011 Tokyo (JPN) Louis Smith Bronze Pommels

Best GBR World Team achievements 2010 Rotterdam (NED) GBR Men 7th place

2007 Stuttgart (GER) GBR Women 7th place 2010 Rotterdam (NED) GBR Women 7th place

The London 2012 Olympic Games – GB Team Results: 1 Silver & 3 Bronze medals Men’s Team S.Oldham, 3rd/Bronze D.Purvis, L.Smith, K.Thomas, M. Whitlock Men’s Vault K. Thomas, 8th L. Smith, 2nd/Silver Men’s Pommel Horse M. Whitlock 3rd/Bronze K.Thomas, 7th Men’s Individual All-Around D. Purvis 13th I.Cairns, E.Tweddle 6th Women’s Team J. Pinches,R.Tunney; H.Whelan Women’s Uneven Bars Tweddle, E. 3rd/Bronze Women’s Individual All-Around Tunney, R. 13th Whelan, H. 24th

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History – FIG and the World Championships

Federation Europeen de Gymnastique ( Federation) formed 23 July 1881 in Liege (BEL). First President N.J.Cuperus (BEL), 1881- 1924 1896 Olympic Games Athens (GRE)- Gymnastics remains in the Programme ever since Year Host City Country Edition of event 1903 Anvers BEL *4 1st International Men only. First step towards the formation of Tournament World Championships . International Tournaments held every 2 years (on uneven year) 1903- 1913. 1905 Bordeaux FRA 4 2nd International Tournament 1907 Prague TCH 4 3rd International Tournament 1909 Luxembourg LUX 6 4th International Tournament 1911 Turin ITA 6 5th International Tournament 1913 Paris FRA 6 6th International Tournament World War I April 7th, 1921 the FEG becomes Fedaration Internationale de Gymnastique (International Gymnastics Federation, FIG). 16 countries represented. 1922 Ljubljana YUG 8 7th International Tournament 1926 Lyon FRA 5 8th International Charles Cazalet (FRA), President, 1924-1933 Tournament 1930 Luxembourg LUX 6 9th International Tournament 1931 Paris FRA 10 Unofficial World Men only. Championships Celebrated 50th anniversary of the FIG Count Adam Zamoyski (POL), President, 1933- 1939 1934 Budapest HUN 13 10th World Women take part for the first time Championships 1938 Prague TCH 8 11th World Championships World War II Goblet d’Alviella (BEL), President, 1946-1956 1949- Introduced first Men’s Code of Points 1950 Bâle SUI 14 12th World Full Programme Championships 1954 Rome ITA 23 13th World Full Programme Championships Charles Thoeni (SUI), President, 1956-1966 1958 Moscow URS 22 14th World Full Programme Championships 1962 Prague TCH 27 15th World Full Programme

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Championships 1966 Dortmund FRG 29 16th World Full Programme Championships Arthur Gander (SUI), President,1966-1976 1970 Ljubljana YUG 34 17th World Full Programme Championships 1971 Founding of PAGU Pan-American Gymnastics Union) 1973 FIG opens permanent Secretariat in Lyss (SUI) 1974 Varna BUL 31 18th World Full Programme Championships (USSR), President, 1976-1996 1978 Strasbourg FRA 33 19th World Full Programme Championships 1979 Fort Worth USA 33 20th World Full Programme Championships 1981 Moscow URS 29 21st World Full Programme Championships Celebrated 100th Anniversary of the FIG 1982 Founded the UEG (European Gymnastics Union) and the AGU (Asian Gymnastics Union) 1983 Budapest HUN 41 22nd World Full Programme Championships 1985 Montréal CAN 38 23rd World Full Programme Championships 1987 Rotterdam NED 42 24th World Full Programme Championships 1989 Stuttgart FRG 48 25th World Full Programme Championships 1990 Founded African Union of Gymnastics (UAG) 1991 Indianapolis USA 51 26th World Full Programme Championships 1991- The FIG moves its Secretariat to Moutier (SUI) 1992 Paris FRA 47 27th World Introduced World Championships for Apparatus Championships only 1993 Birmingham GBR 57 28th World Individual All-around & Apparatus Championships 1994 Brisbane AUS 46 29th World Individual All-around & Apparatus Championships 1994 Dortmund GER 33 30th World Team Championships only Championships 1995 Sabae JPN 58 31st World Full Programme First World Championships in Asia Championships 1996 Porto Rico PUR 52 32nd World Apparatus only Championships Bruno Grandi (ITA), President, 1996 1997 Lausanne SUI 66 33rd World Full Programme Championships 1997- Compulsory Programme abolished 1999 Tianjin CHN 73 34th World Full Programme Championships 2001 Ghent BEL 60 35th World Full Programme Championships 2001 First FIG Council meeting 2002 Debrecen HUN 56 36th World Apparatus only Championships 2003 Anaheim USA 73 37th World Full Programme Championships 2005 Melbourne AUS 67 38th World Individual All-around & Apparatus Championships 18

2006 Aarhus DEN 70 39th World Full Programme Championships First round of Olympic Qualification (top 24 Teams continue) Celebrated 125th Anniversary of the FIG 2007 Stuttgart GER 84 40th World Full Programme Championships Top 12 Teams qualify for OG Beijing 2008 2009 FIG moves offices to Lausanne (SUI) 127 National Federations- members of the FIG by June 2009 2009 London GBR 41st World Individual All-around & Apparatus Championships 2010 Rotterdam NED 42nd World Full Programme Championships 45 MAG teams and 34 WAG teams take part. The top 24 of them proceed to the next Championships, in Tokyo 2011 2011 Tokyo JPN 43rd World Full Programme Championships First round of the London 2012 Olympic Qualifications. Second round of Olympic Qualifications held in London (Test Event in January 2012) to select Teams 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th) 2013 Antwerp BEL 44th World Individual Champpionships only. Champ[ionships * Number of participating federations

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About Artistic Gymnastics

Apparatus

Vault (VT)

Height from the floor is 1.25 metres for women and 1.35 for the men. The vaulting table is placed with the sloping edge facing the runway and is the same for men and women.

Each vault is awarded a value according to its difficulty. Judges assess the height, length and shape of the vault and also the exactness of the turns before and after the somersault and the controlled landing within a marked corridor down the centre of the landing .

Gymnasts perform only one vault for Qualifications and Individual All-around finals, unless they are attempting to qualify for apparatus finals, which requires them to show two different vaults that must show different repulsion phases or take off position from the top of the vaulting table, either forwards or backwards. The top 8 scoring gymnasts then compete in the Vault Final, in which the scores of the 2 performed vaults are averaged.

Development of the Vault… In the early nineteenth century there was no separate vaulting horse. The pommel horse was simply turned around and gymnasts vaulted over it lengthwise. The pommels were unscrewed and wooden poles inserted into the holes to avoid any injuries to the fingers when gymnasts pushed off the horse. For many years, the vault assumed this same shape and was used by both men and women, although the vault was placed widthways for the female gymnasts and lengthways for the men. To encourage the development of new vaults the apparatus was redesigned and in 2001 the new ‚vaulting table‛ was first used in world championship competition. The new table, made by Janssen-Fritsen, features a larger contact area for the gymnasts that is slightly sprung and cushioned enabling gymnasts to perform more spectacular acrobatics.

Women’s Apparatus

Uneven Bars (UB) Low bar is now measured from floor to top of low bar as 170cm and to high bar top at 250cm +/- 1cm. The maximum width allowed between the bars is 180cm.

Swinging and continuous movements are required on this apparatus. The exercise should include movements in both directions, above and below the bars. Elements with twists and somersaults with multiple changes and high flight should be demonstrated to maximise scores. Often a spectacular dismount ends the routine.

Development of the Asymmetric bars The asymmetrical adjusting of the bars was introduced at the first World Championships for women in 1934 in Budapest but they were not fully accepted by competitors. In fact, until 1950, female competitors were able to choose whether they competed on bars or the swinging rings! The early stages of bars being an individual apparatus were not without fault. At the 1954 World Championships, the more dynamic gymnastics that was being developed lead to 39 bars being broken!!! Since the early development of this apparatus, the bars have been moved further apart to their modern specifications which allow gymnasts to swing more freely between the bars and create the opportunity for more exciting swinging and releases and bar changes to be performed.

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Balance Beam (BB) Height of the beam from the floor: 1.25 metres. The beam is five metres long and only 10 cm wide.

A routine on the beam should be an artistic combination of a variety of acrobatic elements and gymnastic leaps, jumps and turns which all show the gymnasts working at different levels, both close to and leaving the beam. The gymnast should use the entire length of the beam, demonstrating elegance, flexibility, rhythm, balance, confidence and control. The routine is finished with a dismount that should be a series of acrobatic elements and can be very spectacular. The maximum length of a routine on beam is 90 seconds.

Development of the Beam It is only since 1934 that the beam has been recognised as a competitive piece of equipment when it was used in the Budapest World championships. At this time, the beam was only 8cm wide! Gymnasts quickly developed more spectacular and daring skills to perform on the beam, which lead to the development of more stable footings and also the top surface being widened to 10cm, which enabled the gymnasts to have a slightly more stable footing. However, it wasn’t until 1964 that the first back flick was performed on the beam by of Leipzig. As flicks and somersaults became more common in competitions, the beams were adapted to have an elastic overlay which gave the gymnasts a safer foothold.

Floor Exercise (FX) The floor measures 12 x 12 metres, with an additional safety border of 1 metre. The performance area must have a surface elasticity to allow for power during take-off and softness for landing.

Women’s floor exercise is accompanied by music to enhance the performance. Music should not include words but may include vocals in an instrumental style. Routines should combine connections of dance movements with a variety of and acrobatic elements. The whole floor area should be used with the exercise being varied in mood, tempo and direction. Individuality, originality, maturity, mastery and artistry of presentation are key ingredients for a high score. The Maximum length of a floor routine is 90 seconds for women.

Men’s Apparatus Floor Exercise (FX)

Men’s floor focuses more on tumbling, strength and balance; each routine must combine moves such as somersaults, twists and leaps. The whole floor area should be used and the routine should show a personal touch of expression and execution. The Maximum length of a floor routine is 70 seconds for men.

Development of Floor Floor exercise was only introduced to World Championship competition in 1930. This was shortly after English and Germans had pioneered sprung floors in the 1920s, which allowed gymnasts to perform more difficult leaps and tumbles.

Pommel Horse (PH) The dimensions of a competition pommel horse are specified as having a height of: 1.05 metres above the mat and Length at the top of 1.60 metres. The distance between pommels however may be chosen by the gymnast but must be between 40 and 45 cm apart.

The pommel horse routine should be a smooth continuous chain of circular and pendulum type swings, double leg circles, scissor movements and undercuts using the full length of the horse.

Development of the Pommel Horse The word pommel also refers to the front raised part of an equestrian saddle, which rather suggests what the first example of a pommel horse might have looked like!!

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The oldest description of gymnastics on an artificial horse is over 600 years old. It was written by a Renatus Vegetius, who describes soldiers using a wooden horse for practice. In the 17th century a drill- instructor developed the art of equestrian acrobatics from this description. It wasn’t until the mid-nineteenth century that the two-legged swings became popular and the development of both the apparatus and skills performed upon it have continued until the present day. Today’s exciting pommel horse routines with their fascinating dynamics are hardly reminiscent of the early routines on this piece of apparatus.

Rings (RG) The rings are positioned 2.60 metres above the mats, (including 20cm for the landing mats) and are suspended from a frame, which is 5.75 metres tall. They are hung 50 cm apart and prove a formidable challenge for all male competitors.

Ring routines should include a variety of movements demonstrating strength, support and balance. The gymnast should perform a series of swings and holds with both forward and backward elements and the routine should finish with an acrobatic dismount.

Development of Rings In the first world gymnastics championships the both swinging rings and still rings which were triangular and circular shapes respectively were available to compete on. At the following two world championships the organisers were unable to decide between the two versions of the apparatus and so rings were simply not included in those championships! The materials from which the rings are made have changed somewhat over time from iron wrapped in thread and covered in leather to wooden constructions. This apparatus has been characterised by the strength elements, the most recognised of which is the ‚Iron Cross” or “crucifix”, which is executed by extending both arms straight out from the sides of the body while suspended mid-air for at least two seconds. This image is often used to symbolise men’s gymnastics.

Parallel Bars (PB)

The parallel bars are 1.80 metres above the mats however the distance between the two bars are variable according to the gymnast’s preferences. This is essential as gymnasts perform many handstand elements and swinging movements between the bars and so they must be able to be positioned differently because of the varied width of gymnast’s frames.

Like the rings, the parallel bars require a combination of swinging movements with strength or hold parts. The gymnasts should travel along and work both above and below the bars. The exercise should be predominantly swinging. Many gymnasts will also perform release moves in-between the bars, which may include double somersaults. The routine is ended with a dismount and gymnasts must have a clean landing if they hope for a perfect score. The majority of routines feature a double pike dismount.

Development of the Parallel Bars The Parallel bars were an invention of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn who designed them for power exercises to train for the pommel horse. Initially there were only a small number of exercises performed on this apparatus however they soon became a piece of apparatus in their own right and have been included in all world championship competitions. The older designs of this apparatus lead to a number of broken poles, but as gymnast’s skills developed so did the apparatus. Bars became more flexible and reacted to the movements of the gymnast, which not only made performances much safer but also gave more scope to gymnast’s exercises.

Horizontal (High) Bar (HB)

The bar is 240 cm long and 2.60 metres above the mats; the 28 mm thick bar is constructed from high tensile stainless steel. This piece completes a gymnasts All Around competition when competing in Olympic order, and is renowned for its spectacular highflying releases. Gymnast’s should perform continuous clean

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swinging movements and must not touch the bar with their body. They are required to demonstrate changes of grip, swinging movements both forward and backward, plus release and re-grasp of the bar. Dismounts are an important part of the total routine and are usually acrobatic and dynamic.

Development of the High Bar At the time of its introduction the bar was made of wood and about 8 cm thick. The wooden bar was first stabilised with an inlay made of iron or steel; before wholly iron bars were used which were quite rough. At the beginning of the twentieth century elastic bars made of steel were established. Already in 1906 the specifications for the bars were produced for the bar to be about 220 cm long with a diameter of about 33mm that have only been altered slightly since this time. Like other bar based apparatus the high bar has been made more elastic over time which has enabled gymnasts to perform many spectacular release moves including double saltos with twists which are sure to feature in all high level competitions.

Judging & Scoring

Gymnastic routines are evaluated by two sets of judges, D and E Panel judges, working together and supervised by a member of FIG Women’s/Men’s Technical Committee who can intervene in cases of dispute.

D Panel

The responsibility of the two D Panel judges is to evaluate the gymnast’s exercise Start Value from the content and construction of the exercise. In the women’s competitions the exercise is assessed for difficulty by calculating the value of the 8 most difficult elements included in the routine. Next, as each exercise on the various pieces of apparatus must be constructed to include certain compositional requirements, marks are awarded to a maximum of 2.50. Finally, the gymnast can increase their score by combining very difficult elements together and performing them without major penalties.

In the men’s competitions the exercise is assessed by calculating the value of 9 elements (but maximum 4 elements for the same Element Group), in chronological order inside the best counting plus the value of the dismount; the Element Group Requirements value performed and the connections value, based on special rules on different apparatus.

These scores are then added together to produce the D Score. The higher the D score, the more complex and difficult the routine!

Vault

Vault, however, is evaluated differently as each vault is awarded a D Score which increases according to the complexity and difficulty of the vault. It is the responsibility of the D Panel to ensure that the declared vault is performed by the gymnast and to inform the E Panel should a different vault be executed.

E Panel

The E Jury is made up of 5 judges who are responsible for evaluating execution and presentation errors in a performance by deducting for small, medium and large errors and falls. Every deviation from an ideal technical performance, from slightly bent knees or lack of height in a jump or somersault to a fall from the apparatus (which will lose the gymnast one whole mark), is penalised and the deductions are added together and taken from a total of 10.00 marks. In Beam and Floor exercises, additional penalties are taken for lack of artistry and creativity in the presentation of the exercise.

Other Judge responsibilities

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In addition to the D and E panels, there are Specific Judges who are responsible for reporting all line faults and time penalties to the D Panel who will deduct the relevant penalty before the Final Score is displayed.

Forming the score:

Since the beginning of 2006 when the new International Code of Points for Men and Women were introduced, the so called "open score" replaced the former ""

The final score is defined by adding the points achieved for Difficulty (Start Value) to the points achieved for Execution.

*Difficulty (or Start Value, SV) - the score is formed by adding the value of the elements/connections performed (D Panel)

*Execution (deductions are taken out of 10.00, depending on the mistakes committed during the performance (E Panel)

To calculate the final E Score, the highest and lowest scores of the 5 E Panel judges are eliminated and the 3 middle scores are averaged.

Difficulty score + Execution score = Final score

*Reference Judges: A recent change to judging has been the introduction of 2 Reference Judges. They judge the exercise independently of the E Jury and their scores can be used in circumstances where there is to great a discrepency from E Jury.

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RESULTS

43rd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tokyo (JPN) 7- 16 October 2011

Men’s Individual All Around Final FX PH SR VT PB HB TOTAL 1 UCHIMURA K JPN 15.57 15.40 15.17 16.23 15.57 15.70 93.63 2 BOY P GER 14.87 14.47 14.50 16.07 14.57 16.07 90.53 3 YAMAMURO K JPN 14.57 14.67 15.13 16.07 14.97 14.87 90.26 4 PURVIS D GBR 15.03 14.57 14.33 16.00 15.20 14.80 89.93 5 OROZCO J USA 14.40 14.37 14.30 15.87 15.37 15.37 89.66 6 BELYAVSKIY D RUS 14.73 14.73 14.38 16.23 14.60 14.60 89.27 7 KUKSENKOV M UKR 14.37 15.00 14.50 16.03 14.03 15.20 89.13 8 NGUYEN M GER 15.23 13.87 14.93 15.13 15.20 14.47 88.83 9 TOMMASONE C FRA 14.33 15.40 13.97 15.60 14.60 14.67 88.57 10 MARTINEZ R ESP 14.63 13.83 13.89 16.10 14.47 15.17 88.09 10 KIM S KOR 14.47 14.47 14.29 15.60 14.43 14.83 88.09 12 KOCZI F ROU 15.37 14.33 13.63 16.43 14.43 13.80 88.00 13 SHATILOV A ISR 15.30 14.30 13.90 15.40 14.20 14.33 87.43 14 FOKIN A UZB 14.07 14.57 14.23 15.70 14.97 13.83 87.36 15 GARIBOV E RUS 14.43 13.57 14.41 15.50 13.97 15.46 87.33 16 LIKHOVITSKIY A BLR 14.27 14.97 13.70 15.30 14.60 14.33 87.17 17 KIM SM KOR 14.47 14.87 13.87 16.37 14.10 13.50 87.16 18 TENG H CHN 14.27 15.07 13.60 15.63 15.23 13.23 87.03 19 STEPKO O UKR 14.63 14.03 14.03 15.77 14.23 13.57 86.26 20 BUCHER P SUI 13.80 13.07 13.57 15.33 14.93 14.33 85.03 21 GOMEZ J ESP 14.07 13.50 14.30 14.80 14.48 13.77 84.91 22 GONZALEZ S CHI 15.33 12.10 13.87 16.00 13.30 13.77 84.37 23 GAFUIK N CAN 13.63 12.90 13.57 15.83 12.53 14.23 82.70 24 LEYVA D USA 14.83 14.43 14.34 14.80 15.33 6.47 80.21

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Men’s Floor Exercise Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 UCHIMURA K JPN 6.700 8.933 15.633 2 ZOU K CHN 6.900 8.600 15.500 3 HYPOLITO D BRA 6.800 8.666 15.466 3 SHATILOV A ISR 6.700 8.766 15.466 5 LEGENDRE S USA 6.800 8.600 15.400 6 KOCZI F ROU 6.700 8.633 15.333 6 GONZALEZ SEPULVEDA CHI 6.500 8.833 15.333 8 DALTON J USA 6.600 8.633 0.1 15.133

Men’s Pommel Horse Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 BERKI K HUN 6.700 9.133 15.833 2 TOMMASONE C FRA 6.500 8.766 15.266 3 SMITH L GBR 7.000 8.066 15.066 4 HIDVEGI V HUN 6.400 8.600 15.000 5 UCHIMURA K JPN 6.700 7.833 14.533 6 SELLATHURAI P AUS 6.600 7.733 14.333 7 BERTONCELJ S SLO 6.500 7.766 14.266 7 TENG H CHN 6.600 7.666 14.266

Men’s Rings Final D E PEN TOTAL

1 CHEN Y CHN 6.800 9.000 15.800 2 NABARRETE ZANETTI BRA 6.500 9.100 15.600 3 YAMAMURO K JPN 6.700 8.800 15.500 4 MORANDI M ITA 6.800 8.400 15.200 5 van GELDER L NED 6.800 7.866 14.666 6 UCHIMURA K JPN 6.400 8.233 14.633 7 HORTON J USA 6.100 8.200 14.300 8 CARMONA R VEN 6.700 7.566 14.266

Men’s Vault Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 YANG HS KOR 1 7.400 9.466 16.866 16.566 2 7.000 9.366 0.1 16.266 2 GOLOTSUTSKOV A RUS 1 7.000 9.333 16.333 16.366 2 7.000 9.400 16.400 3 OKIGUCHI M JPN 1 7.000 9.400 0.1 16.300 16.291 2 7.000 9.283 16.283 4 BOUHAIL T FRA 1 7.000 9.666 16.666 16.187 2 7.000 8.808 0.1 15.708 5 ABLYAZIN D RUS 1 7.000 9.333 16.333 16.174

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2 7.200 8.916 0.1 16.016 6 KASPIAROVICH D BLR 1 7.000 9.533 16.533 16.083 2 7.000 8.733 0.1 15.633 7 SHEK WH HKG 1 6.600 9.000 15.600 15.950 2 7.000 9.300 16.300 8 WAMMES J NED 1 6.800 8.633 15.433 15.683 2 6.600 9.333 15.933

Men’s Parallel Bars Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 LEYVA D USA 6.400 9.233 15.633 2 TSOLAKIDIS V GRE 6.500 9.033 15.533 2 ZHANG C CHN 6.500 9.033 15.533 4 UCHIMURA K JPN 6.500 9.000 15.500 5 CUCHERAT Y FRA 6.400 8.933 15.333 6 BERBECAR MD ROU 6.600 8.666 15.266 7 FENG Z CHN 6.600 8.600 15.200 8 TANAKA K JPN 6.800 8.366 15.166

Men’s High Bar Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 ZOU K CHN 7.700 8.741 16.441 2 ZHANG C CHN 7.600 8.766 16.366 3 UCHIMURA K JPN 7.300 9.033 16.333 4 HAMBUECHEN F GER 7.500 8.733 16.233 5 ZONDERLAND E NED 7.400 7.433 14.833 6 TANAKA Y JPN 7.000 7.700 14.700 7 BOY P GER 7.000 7.300 14.300 8 OROZCO J USA 5.900 8.233 14.133

Women’s Individual All Around Final VT UB BB FX TOTAL 1 WIEBER J USA 15.72 13.60 15.27 14.80 59.38 2 KOMOVA V RUS 14.93 15.40 14.68 14.33 59.35 3 YAO J CHN 14.97 14.93 13.93 14.77 58.60 4 RAISMAN A USA 15.23 12.90 14.53 14.90 57.56 5 Q CHN 14.73 14.97 13.63 14.10 57.43 6 PORGRAS A ROU 14.10 14.13 15.10 13.97 57.30 7 AFANASEVA K RUS 14.47 14.20 13.40 14.67 56.73 8 MITCHELL L AUS 14.60 13.13 13.93 15.03 56.70 9 WHELAN H GBR 14.40 13.26 14.33 14.13 56.12 10 JAROSCH N GER 14.30 13.73 14.00 14.00 56.03 11 SEITZ E GER 14.76 13.93 13.37 13.77 55.82 12 FERRARI V ITA 12.73 13.83 14.47 14.50 55.53 13 MATIAS D BRA 14.30 12.87 14.33 13.87 55.37 14 FERLITO C ITA 14.20 12.87 14.62 13.40 55.08 15 TSURUMI K JPN 13.80 12.53 14.70 13.97 55.00 16 STEINGRUBER G SUI 14.87 13.43 13.40 13.23 54.93 17 van GERNER C NED 13.70 13.77 13.77 13.63 54.87 18 HAIDU R ROU 13.47 13.37 14.42 13.57 54.81 27

19 LEE C CAN 13.93 13.90 12.93 13.97 54.73 20 TANAKA R JPN 14.23 13.83 13.93 12.70 54.70 21 MALAUSSENA A FRA 14.13 13.27 13.93 13.17 54.50 22 IZURIETA AM ESP 13.97 13.47 12.93 13.37 53.73 23 LITTLE E AUS 13.63 13.30 13.57 13.10 53.60 24 LOPEZ J VEN 14.00 10.30 14.27 13.73 52.30

Women’s Vault Final D E SCORE TOTAL 1 MARONEY MK USA 1 6.500 9.300 15.800 15.300 2 5.600 9.200 14.800 2 CHUSOVITINA O GER 1 6.300 8.766 15.066 14.733 2 5.500 8.900 14.400 3 PHAN THT VIE 1 5.900 8.700 14.600 14.666 2 5.800 8.933 14.733 4 FERNANDES B BRA 1 5.800 9.066 14.866 14.566 2 5.600 8.666 14.266 5 STEINGRUBER G SUI 1 6.300 8.600 14.900 14.450 2 5.200 8.800 14.000 6 NABIEVA T RUS 1 5.800 8.766 14.566 14.349 2 5.200 8.933 14.133 7 MORENO M AC MEX 1 6.300 8.433 14.733 14.216 2 5.200 8.500 13.700 8 PENA ABREU Y DOM 1 5.300 8.600 13.900 6.950 2 0.000 0.000 0.000

Women’s Uneven Bars Final D E PEN SCORE 1 KOMOVA V RUS 6.700 8.800 15.500 2 NABIEVA T RUS 6.600 8.400 15.000 3 HUANG Q CHN 6.700 8.133 14.833 4 WIEBER J USA 6.300 8.200 14.500 5 DOUGLAS G USA 6.300 7.900 14.200 5 TERAMOTO A JPN 6.300 7.900 14.200 7 TSURUMI K JPN 6.400 7.666 14.066 8 DUFOURNET Y FRA 6.300 6.341 12.641

Women’s Balance Beam Final D E PEN SCORE 1 SUI L CHN 6.600 9.266 15.866 2 YAO J CHN 6.300 8.933 15.233 3 WIEBER J USA 6.200 8.933 15.133 4 RAISMAN A USA 6.400 8.666 15.066 5 RACEA EA ROU 5.900 8.633 14.533 6 INSHINA Y RUS 5.700 8.825 14.525 7 PONOR C ROU 5.700 8.541 14.241 8 KOMOVA V RUS 5.900 7.866 13.766

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Women’s Floor Exercise Final D E PEN SCORE 1 AFANASEVA K RUS 6.100 9.033 15.133 2 SUI L CHN 6.100 8.966 15.066 3 RAISMAN A USA 6.100 8.900 15.000 4 YAO J CHN 6.000 8.866 14.866 5 MITCHELL L AUS 6.300 8.433 14.733 6 WIEBER J USA 6.000 8.700 14.700 7 TWEDDLE E GBR 6.100 8.500 0.1 14.500 8 CHELARU DM ROU 5.800 8.400 14.200

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2012 Olympic Games, London (GBR) 28 August-7 September, 2012

Men’s Individual All Around Final

FX PH SR VT PB HB TOTAL

1 UCHIMURA K JPN 15.100 15.066 15.333 16.266 15.325 15.600 92.690

2 NGUYEN M GER 15.300 13.666 15.366 15.666 15.833 15.200 91.031

3 LEYVA Dl USA 15.366 13.500 14.733 15.566 15.833 15.700 90.698

4 KUKSENKOV M UKR 14.633 14.600 15.200 15.533 15.400 15.066 90.432

5 BELYAVSKIY D RUS 14.466 14.866 14.833 16.200 15.166 14.766 90.297

6 TANAKA K JPN 14.166 13.433 15.200 15.533 15.500 15.575 89.407

7 THOMAS K GBR 15.566 14.566 14.633 14.908 14.733 15.000 89.406

8 OROZCO J USA 15.433 12.566 15.200 15.900 15.266 14.966 89.331

9 GONZALEZ F ESP 14.600 14.733 13.966 16.133 14.400 15.166 88.998

10 SASAKI JS BRA 14.233 14.366 14.233 16.100 15.200 14.833 88.965

11 VERNIAIEV O UKR 14.533 13.966 14.866 16.233 15.033 14.300 88.931

12 SHATILOV A ISR 15.600 14.266 14.200 15.133 14.400 14.833 88.432

13 PURVIS D GBR 15.166 14.266 14.800 16.000 13.600 14.500 88.332

14 GARIBOV E RUS 14.475 14.233 14.866 14.833 15.366 14.233 88.006

15 HAMBUCHEN F GER 15.200 13.266 14.800 14.766 15.400 14.333 87.765

16 TOMMASONE FRA 13.500 15.333 14.400 15.358 15.000 14.066 87.657

17 CAPELLI C SUI 14.866 14.366 14.166 14.566 14.850 14.500 87.314

18 POZZO E ITA 14.700 13.900 14.000 15.466 14.533 14.433 87.032

19 JEFFERIS J AUS 14.066 13.533 14.800 15.433 14.900 14.133 86.865

20 KIM Soo M KOR 12.266 13.700 14.200 16.000 14.641 14.966 85.773

21 VERBAEYS J BEL 13.933 14.033 14.000 15.266 14.833 13.166 85.231

22 OTTAVI P ITA 12.466 14.033 15.016 15.000 14.100 14.033 84.648

23 GOMEZ FJ ESP 14.266 12.433 14.800 15.466 14.733 12.733 84.431

24 KULESZA R POL 13.866 13.000 13.866 14.400 15.100 13.933 84.165

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Men’s Floor Exercise Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 ZOU K CHN 6.900 9.033 15.933 2 UCHIMURA K JPN 6.700 9.100 15.800 3 ABLYAZIN D RUS 7.100 8.700 15.800 4 GONZALEZ S CHI 6.500 8.866 15.366 5 DALTON J USA 6.400 8.933 15.333 6 SHATILOV A ISR 6.600 8.733 15.333 7 KOCZI F ROU 6.700 8.500 0.1 15.100 8 NGUYEN M GER 6.600 8.466 0.1 14.966

Men’s Pommel Horse Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 BERKI K HUN 6.900 9.166 16.066 2 SMITH L GBR 7.000 9.066 16.066 3 WHITLOCK M GBR 6.600 9.000 15.600 4 BUSNARI A ITA 6.600 8.800 15.400 5 TOMMASONE C FRA 6.500 8.641 15.141 6 NAKONECHNYI V UKR 6.300 8.466 14.766 7 BELYAVSKIY D RUS 6.300 8.433 14.733 8 HIDVEGI V HUN 6.300 8.000 14.300

Men’s Rings Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 NABARRETE Z A BRA 6.800 9.100 15.900 2 CHEN Y CHN 6.800 9.000 15.800 3 MORANDI M ITA 6.800 8.933 15.733 4 BALANDIN A RUS 6.700 8.966 15.666 5 ABLYAZIN D RUS 6.600 9.033 15.633 6 RAMOS T PUR 6.800 8.800 15.600 7 IOVTCHEV I BUL 6.600 8.508 15.108 8 MOLINARI F ARG 6.700 8.033 14.733

Men’s Vault Final D E PEN RESULT TOTAL 1 YANG Hak Seon KOR 1 7.400 9.066 16.466 16.533 2 7.000 9.600 16.600 2 ABLYAZIN D RUS 1 7.000 9.433 16.433 16.399 2 7.200 9.166 16.366 3 RADIVILOV I UKR 1 7.000 9.400 16.400 16.316 2 7.000 9.233 16.233 4 GONZALEZ CHI 1 7.000 9.400 16.400 16.183 2 6.600 9.366 15.966 5 MIKULAK S USA 1 7.000 9.100 16.100 16.050 2 6.600 9.400 16.000 6 BOTELLA P ESP 1 6.600 9.300 15.900 15.866 2 6.600 9.233 15.833 7 KOCZI F ROU 1 7.000 9.200 0.1 16.100 15.633 2 6.200 9.066 0.1 15.166 8 THOMAS K GBR 1 7.000 9.366 16.366 15.533 2 6.600 8.200 0.1 14.700

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Men’s Parallel Bars Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 FENG Zhe CHN 7.000 8.966 15.966 2 NGUYEN M GER 6.800 9.000 15.800 3 SABOT H FRA 6.700 8.866 15.566 4 TANAKA K JPN 6.700 8.800 15.500 5 CORRAL BD MEX 6.600 8.733 15.333 6 GARIBOV E RUS 6.500 8.800 15.300 6 TSOLAKIDIS V GRE 6.500 8.800 15.300 8 TANAKA Y JPN 6.400 8.700 15.100 9 ZHANG C CHN 6.300 7.508 13.808

Men’s Horizontal Bar Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 ZONDERLAND E NED 7.900 8.633 16.533 2 HAMBUCHEN F GER 7.500 8.900 16.400 3 ZOU Kai CHN 7.900 8.466 16.366 4 ZHANG Chenglong CHN 7.700 8.566 16.266 5 LEYVA D USA 7.200 8.633 15.833 6 HORTON J USA 6.800 8.666 15.466 7 GARIBOV E RUS 7.100 8.233 15.333 8 KIM Jihoon KOR 7.100 8.033 15.133

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Women’s Individual All Around Final VT AB BB FX TOTAL 1 DOUGLAS G USA 15.966 15.733 15.500 15.033 62.232 2 KOMOVA V RUS 15.466 15.966 15.441 15.100 61.973 3 MUSTAFINA A RUS 15.233 16.100 13.633 14.600 59.566 4 RAISMAN A USA 15.900 14.333 14.200 15.133 59.566 5 IZBASA S R ROU 15.333 13.900 14.400 15.200 58.833 6 CHN 14.900 14.266 15.300 13.933 58.399 7 CHN 14.916 15.133 14.133 13.933 58.115 8 FERRARI V ITA 14.600 14.033 14.500 14.866 57.999 9 IORDACHE LA ROU 14.933 14.233 14.966 13.833 57.965 10 SEITZ E GER 14.766 15.166 13.800 13.633 57.365 11 TERAMOTO A JPN 14.766 14.300 14.300 13.966 57.332 12 Van GERNER C NED 14.133 14.966 14.133 14.000 57.232 13 TUNNEY R GBR 14.866 15.000 13.133 13.933 56.932 14 STEINGRUBER G SUI 15.116 13.600 14.166 13.266 56.148 15 LITTLE E AUS 14.866 13.933 13.666 13.300 55.765 16 TANAKA R JPN 14.166 14.500 13.700 13.266 55.632 17 PEGG D CAN 14.566 13.800 13.166 14.033 55.565 18 LOPEZ J VEN 14.800 13.900 13.000 13.800 55.500 19 PIHAN-KULESZA M POL 13.933 14.333 12.933 14.266 55.465 20 BRENNAN A AUS 13.233 13.533 14.400 14.166 55.332 21 FERLITO C ITA 14.166 13.433 14.766 12.733 55.098 22 GOMEZ P A S GUA 14.633 13.733 13.133 13.400 54.899 23 MALAUSSENA A FRA 13.800 12.800 12.066 11.500 50.166 24 WHELAN H GBR 0.000 14.166 13.700 14.133 41.999

Women’s Vault Final D E PEN RESULT TOTAL 1 IZBASA S R ROU 1 6.100 9.283 15.383 15.191 2 5.800 9.200 15.000 2 MARONEY Mc K USA 1 6.500 9.666 0.3 15.866 15.083 2 6.100 8.200 14.300 3 PASEKA M RUS 1 6.500 8.900 15.400 15.050 2 5.600 9.100 14.700 4 BERGER J GER 1 6.300 8.833 15.133 15.016 2 6.000 8.900 14.900 5 CHUSOVITINA O GER 1 6.300 8.800 15.100 14.783 2 5.500 8.966 14.466 6 PENA ABREU Y DOM 1 7.100 7.566 0.1 14.566 14.516 2 5.800 8.666 14.466 7 ROGERS B CAN 1 5.800 8.966 14.766 14.483 2 5.600 8.600 14.200 8 BLACK E CAN 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 0.000

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Women’s Uneven Bars Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 MUSTAFINA A RUS 7.000 9.133 16.133 2 CHN 7.100 8.833 15.933 3 TWEDDLE E GBR 7.000 8.916 15.916 4 CHN 6.800 8.966 15.766 5 KOMOVA V RUS 7.000 8.666 15.666 6 SEITZ E GER 6.700 8.566 15.266 7 TSURUMI K JPN 6.400 8.566 14.966 8 DOUGLAS G USA 6.300 8.600 14.900

Women’s Balance Beam Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 DENG L CHN 6.600 9.000 15.600 2 CHN 6.500 9.000 15.500 3 RAISMAN A USA 6.300 8.766 15.066 4 PONOR C ROU 6.600 8.466 15.066 5 AFANASEVA K RUS 5.800 8.783 14.583 6 IORDACHE L ROU 6.400 7.800 14.200 7 DOUGLAS G USA 6.000 7.633 13.633 8 KOMOVA V RUS 6.200 6.966 13.166

Women’s Floor Exercise Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 RAISMAN A USA 6.500 9.100 15.600 2 PONOR C ROU 6.200 9.000 15.200 3 MUSTAFINA A RUS 5.900 9.000 4 FERRARI V ITA 6.200 8.700 14.900 5 MITCHELL L AUS 6.400 8.433 14.833 6 AFANASEVA K RUS 6.100 8.666 0.2 14.566 7 WIEBER J USA 6.100 8.500 0.1 14.500 8 IZBASA S R ROU 5.600 8.033 0.3 13.333

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Men’s Individual All Around Final FX PH SR VT PB HB TOTAL 1 BELYAVSKIY D RUS 15.266 14.900 14.633 15.400 15.000 14.600 89.799 2 WHITLOCK M GBR 15.500 15.366 14.208 14.433 14.966 14.633 89.106 3 VERNIAIEV O UKR 14.333 14.066 14.733 15.500 15.666 14.100 88.398 4 STEPKO Ol UKR 14.733 14.900 14.666 13.966 15.433 14.400 88.098 5 PURVIS D GBR 14.400 14.200 14.533 14.800 14.466 14.333 86.732 6 GONZALEZ F ESP 14.800 14.200 13.833 14.966 14.300 14.400 86.499 7 TOBA A GER 13.966 13.733 14.400 15.033 13.533 14.766 85.431 8 DAVTYAN A ARM 14.066 13.700 14.466 15.000 14.000 13.800 85.032 9 CAPELLI C SUI 14.100 13.833 13.566 14.866 14.433 14.133 84.931 10 IGNATYEV N RUS 14.900 13.600 14.633 13.666 15.083 12.866 84.748 11 AUGUGLIARO G FRA 13.333 13.600 14.333 14.266 14.383 14.433 84.348 12 WILLIG A FRA 14.466 13.000 14.333 14.300 14.391 13.666 84.156 13 EDALLI L ITA 13.933 14.000 13.833 14.100 14.000 14.000 83.866 14 KENIS D BEL 14.033 13.533 13.100 14.533 13.966 14.100 83.265 15 BATAGA CI ROU 14.333 12.966 14.200 14.433 12.500 13.600 82.032 16 LOPEZ R ESP 14.300 11.733 14.233 13.666 13.900 13.866 81.698 17 PRINCIPI P ITA 14.466 13.566 13.200 13.700 13.600 13.100 81.632 18 BARKALAU D BLR 13.308 11.266 13.733 14.400 14.208 14.466 81.381 19 SOGHOMONYAN ARM 13.766 13.066 12.366 13.566 13.866 13.966 80.596 20 TALAS B HUN 13.333 13.600 13.966 13.933 11.766 13.933 80.531 21 VERBAEYS J BEL 14.066 13.033 13.466 13.900 11.800 14.066 80.331 22 RACZ A HUN 13.400 11.633 14.200 13.000 13.966 13.900 80.099 23 ARICAN F TUR 12.666 13.933 13.300 14.366 12.533 13.200 79.998 24 BLETTERMAN M NED 13.533 13.933 13.583 13.900 11.133 13.300 79.382

Men’s Floor Exercise Final D Е PEN TOTAL 1 WHITLOCK M GBR 6.600 8.833 0.1 15.333 1 SHATILOV A ISR 6.400 8.933 15.333 3 CINGOLANI A ITA 6.200 8.700 14.900 4 KOCZI F ROU 7.000 7.666 14.666 5 OLDHAM S GBR 6.300 8.200 0.1 14.400 5 BELYAVSKIY D RUS 6.300 8.200 0.1 14.400 7 FAHRIG M GER 6.300 7.433 13.733 8 WAMMES J NED 6.500 7.466 0.3 13.666

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D E PEN TOTAL 1 KEATINGS D GBR 6.700 8.900 15.600 2 BERKI K HUN 6.700 8.833 15.533 3 WHITLOCK M GBR 6.700 8.800 15.500 4 BUSNARI A ITA 6.700 8.733 15.433 5 MERDINYAN H ARM 6.400 8.966 15.366 6 TRUYENS DD BEL 6.600 8.533 15.133 7 BERTONCELJ S SLO 6.500 8.500 15.000 8 UDE F CRO 6.200 8.066 14.266

Men’s Rings Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 AIT SAID S FRA 6.800 8.666 15.466 1 RADIVILOV I UKR 6.700 8.766 15.466 3 PINHEIRO•RD FRA 6.700 8.733 15.433 3 MORANDI M ITA 6.700 8.733 15.433 5 PETROUNIAS E GRE 7.000 8.400 15.400 5 ABLYAZIN D RUS 6.700 8.700 15.400 7 van GELDER L NED 6.800 8.566 15.366 8 NGUYEN M GER 6.300 8.833 15.133

Men’s Vault Final D E RESULT TOTAL 1 ABLYAZIN D RUS 1 6.000 9.433 15.433 15.408 2 6.200 9.183 15.383 2 KOCZI F ROU 1 6.000 9.158 15.158 14.887 2 5.600 9.016 14.616 3 DAVTYAN A ARM 1 6.000 9.366 0.1 15.266 14.866 2 5.200 9.266 14.466 4 LAULUMAA P FIN 1 5.600 9.466 15.066 14.799 2 5.200 9.333 14.533 5 RADIVILOV I UKR 1 6.000 9.391 15.391 14.678 2 6.000 8.066 0.1 13.966 6 VERNIAIEV O UKR 1 6.000 9.466 15.466 14.666 2 6.000 8.166 0.3 13.866 7 WAMMES J NED 1 5.600 9.200 14.800 14.333 2 5.800 8.066 13.866 8 FAHRIG M GER 1 6.000 8.166 14.166 13.849 2 5.600 8.233 0.3 13.533

Men’s Parallel Bars Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 STEPKO O UKR 6.600 9.166 15.766 2 FISCHER L SUI 6.500 9.133 15.633 3 BELYAVSKIY D RUS 6.400 9.133 15.533 4 NGUYEN M GER 6.800 8.700 15.500 5 VERNIAIEV O UKR 6.500 8.833 15.333 36

6 GARIBOV E RUS 6.200 8.000 14.200 7 MUNTEAN A V ROU 6.000 7.866 13.866 8 BUCHER P SUI 5.700 7.866 13.566

Men’s Horizontal Bar Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 GARIBOV E RUS 7.000 8.433 15.433 2 OLDHAM S GBR 6.500 8.633 15.133 3 TSAREVICH A BLR 6.500 8.333 14.833 4 SHATILOV A ISR 6.500 8.233 14.733 5 LIKHOVITSKIY A BLR 6.000 8.466 14.466 6 HAMBUECHEN F GER 6.400 7.566 13.966 7 MOZNIK M CRO 6.400 7.533 13.933 8 WATSON A GBR 5.800 7.033 12.833

Women’s Individual All Around Final VT UB BB FX TOTAL 1 MUSTAFINA A RUS 15.033 15.133 14.400 14.466 59.032

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2 IORDACHE L A ROU 14.900 13.833 14.833 14.866 58.432 3 GRISHINA A RUS 14.900 15.033 14.133 13.866 57.932 4 BULIMAR Da L ROU 14.766 13.666 14.400 14.233 57.065 4 STEINGRUBER SUI 15.066 13.800 14.366 13.833 57.065 6 POPA N R ESP 14.633 14.300 13.133 13.633 55.699 7 MENEGHINI E ITA 13.866 13.633 14.000 13.700 55.199 8 HARROLD R GBR 13.900 14.033 13.300 13.400 54.633

9 VARGAS MP ESP 13.833 13.900 13.400 13.200 54.333 10 GUSTAFSSONI SWE 13.833 13.966 13.233 13.100 54.132 11 MAKRA N HUN 13.833 13.466 13.700 12.966 53.965 11 CAMPANA G ITA 13.900 13.933 13.166 12.966 53.965 13 KAESLIN I SUI 13.733 13.166 13.933 12.800 53.632 14 HILL L K GER 13.766 14.366 11.966 13.300 53.398 15 MARTINS AF POR 13.233 13.300 12.800 13.000 52.333 16 van KLAVEREN NED 14.366 11.733 12.366 13.333 51.798 17 VASYLIEVA UKR 13.300 12.766 13.266 12.000 51.332 18 FELLOWS C GBR 13.633 13.200 12.100 12.266 51.199 19 ECKER L AUT 13.766 12.500 12.400 12.525 51.191 20 SIKULOVA J CZE 13.533 13.633 11.266 12.500 50.932 21 AKYOL C GER 13.600 11.733 12.500 12.533 50.366 22 BOCZOGO D HUN 13.600 11.600 11.700 13.300 50.200 23 HAEMMERLE AUT 13.933 12.366 11.033 12.600 49.932 24 KYSLA A UKR 0.000 13.400 11.466 13.133 37.999

Women’s Vault Final D E PEN RESULT TOTAL 1 STEINGRUBER G SUI 1 6.200 9.100 15.300 14.750 2 5.200 9.000 14.200 2 van KLAVEREN N NED 1 5.800 9.100 14.900 14.466 2 5.200 8.833 14.033 2 IORDACHE LA ROU 1 5.800 9.100 14.900 14.466 2 5.200 8.833 14.033 4 NEZER O ISR 1 5.300 8.900 14.200 14.166 2 5.200 8.933 14.133 4 BELAK T SLO 1 5.300 8.900 14.200 14.166 2 5.300 8.833 14.133 6 NETTEB C NED 1 5.300 7.766 0.1 12.966 13.533 2 5.200 8.900 14.100 7 PASEKA M RUS 1 6.300 7.766 0.1 13.966 13.499 2 5.600 7.533 0.1 13.033 8 TKALCEC T CRO 1 5.300 7.566 12.866 13.183 2 5.300 8.200 13.500

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Women’s Uneven Bars Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 MUSTAFINA A RUS 6.300 9.000 15.300 2 ADLERTEG J SWE 6.000 8.633 14.633 3 PASEKA M RUS 5.800 8.600 14.400 4 SCHEDER S GER 6.000 8.366 14.366 5 CAMPANA G ITA 5.600 8.466 14.066 6 GUSTAFSSON I SWE 5.800 7.366 13.166 7 DOWNIE R GBR 5.900 7.100 13.000 8 HARROLD R GBR 5.800 7.100 12.900

Women’s Balance Beam Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 IORDACHE L ROU 6.400 8.866 15.266 2 BULIMAR DL ROU 6.000 8.833 14.833 3 GRISHINA A RUS 5.600 8.766 14.366 4 FERLITO C ITA 5.800 8.266 14.066 5 JURKOWSKA K POL 5.500 8.366 13.866 6 HARROLD R GBR 5.100 8.533 13.633 7 MENEGHINI E ITA 5.700 7.433 13.133 8 VASYLIEVA O UKR 4.100 5.833 9.933

Women’s Floor Exercise Final D E PEN TOTAL 1 AFANASEVA K RUS 6.300 8.866 15.166 2 IORDACHE L A ROU 6.100 8.633 14.733 3 BULIMAR D L ROU 5.800 8.733 14.533 4 GRISHINA A RUS 5.800 8.433 14.233 5 FERLITO C ITA 5.600 8.616 14.216 6 STEINGRUBER SUI 6.000 8.300 0.2 14.100 7 POPA N R ESP 5.700 8.200 13.900 8 SANKOVA K UKR 5.700 7.166 12.866

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